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2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team will train in Cary, North Carolina at the Triangle Aquatic Center (TAC) next summer before the team heads to Paris in July. Tentative dates for the training camp will be June 30 – July 10, 2024.
Read the full article on SwimSwam here.
Rosters for 2023 National Select Camps
Congratulations to our 2023 NCS Boys National Select Camp attendees (SGSA-Albert Smelzer, MAC- Granger Bartee, MAC – Santi Alzate, MOR – Ian Frazer, MOR- Ian Stutts, NCAC- Ian Platts-Mills, and TAC- Coach Alan Pfau). The National Select Camp was held at the Olympic Training Center, October 12-15, 2023, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. #NCSProud #2023BoysNSC #ncs_athletes #IMNCS #usaswimming
The NCS “A-TEAM” Swim Camp, for swimmers ages 11-14 whose long course times in 2023 ranked them highest among swimmers achieving “A” time standards, will be held at the Triangle Sportsplex in Hillsborough, NC on November 5, 2023.
Athletes selected were those who ranked highest during the long course season in the 100m fly, 100m back, or 100m breast and who had not yet achieved faster than the National “A” time standard.
Coaches will focus in-water sessions on fly, back, and breast and each will feature older athletes who have demonstrated excellence in the particular stroke highlighted.
If your name is on the A-Team Camp Selections list above and you would like to attend, please complete and submit the form below by deadline of Wednesday, October 4, 2023.
Below is the list of North Carolina Swimming athletes who finished with a Top Five time in one or more short course or long course event during the period beginning on Sept 1, 2022 and ending on August 30, 2023 (athletes are listed by club code). Top Fives are listed by age group – 10U, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18. The colored bars next to the names indicate whether a Top Five time was achieved in short course (red bar) or long course (blue bar)…or both.
Those achieving Top Five status will receive Top Five swim caps. Caps will be sent to the swimmers’ clubs for distribution.
Top Five age group rankings should not be confused with the NCS Top Ten rankings, which are listed by individual age. Top Five achievement also has nothing to do with order of finish at NCS championship meets. The list is based on age group rankings at the end of the qualifying period…which this year was August 31, 2023.
Below is the list of North Carolina Swimming athletes who achieved NCS All Star status during the period beginning on Sept 1, 2022 and ending on Aug 31, 2023 (athletes are listed by club code). The colored bars next to each swimmer’s name indicate how the athlete achieved All Star status and whether All Star status was achieved in multiple ways.
Those achieving All Star status will receive an All Star towel. Towels will be sent to the swimmers’ clubs for distribution
The NCS All Star list includes swimmers who achieved All Star Status in at least one of five ways.
The 2023 North Carolina Swimming Awards Banquet will be held at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh on Saturday, September 30, 2023. The event will feature special guest speaker Lilly King. A consistent leader in the Breaststroke, King is an Olympic Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalist, World Record holder and NCAA champion.
REGISTRATION FOR THE ALL STAR BANQUET IS CLOSED
REGISTRATION FOR THE ALL STAR CLINIC
Tickets will not be sent out to those who registered but are to be picked up at the registration table in the lobby of the McKimmon Center when you arrive at the event.
Lilly King will have a meet & greet/autograph session for everyone attending the banquet on Saturday afternoon at 4:30, with the banquet beginning at 5:30 pm.
Several awards will be presented at the banquet. Those on the NCS ALL STAR list will be recognized, along with male and female swimmers of the year in the 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18 age groups. In addition the Coach of the Year Awards, the Team of the Year Awards and the NCS Volunteer of the Year Award will be presented.
The 2023 Carolina Cup Open Water Invitational will take place Saturday September 9, 2023 at Lake Echo in Seven Lakes, NC.
For more information contact Jonathan Bescher -coachbesch@newwaveswimteam.org
MEET BID PROCEDURE: Please use the form below to submit your 2024 Long Course meet bids by 09/30/23.
Here is the bid packet for submitting meet bids for the 2024 long course season. It includes both the Meet Bid Framework and the Meet Bid Form.
The meet bid framework provides dates of notable meets, including sectional and national events, and indicates closed weekends during the 2024 long course season.
The meet bid form is the method for submitting your meet bids to the meet scheduling committee. Simply complete and submit a form for each of your club’s meet bids. Please note the closed weekends when submitting bids.
Completing the Meet Bid Form
The meet bid form allows the Meet Scheduling committee to gather and provide clubs with complete and consistent meet information. The form is divided into three sections:
Click the link to the Meet Bid Form to get started. After completing all required fields (identified by an asterisk) in a section, click NEXT. After completing the entire form, click SUBMIT. You will be asked if you want to submit another response. If you do, click “submit another response” and repeat the process for your next meet.
Meet bids submitted will automatically populate the 2024 Long Course Bid Schedule posted on the NCS website. Here, you can view what you’ve submitted. (The spreadsheet does not automatically sort by date, so the most recently submitted bids will appear at the bottom but will be sorted periodically as bids come in.)
| Meet Bid Deadline: | 09/30/23 |
| Schedule Planning Meeting: | 09/30/23 |
| Meet Calendar Approved: | 10/01/23 HOD |
| Approved Calendar Posted: | 10/02/23 |
If you have any questions on the Meet Bid Form contact Barb Frith – pfrith@mac.com.
REMINDER:
Clubs must be Safe Sport Recognized to bid on NCS Championship meets.
Meets will not be sanctioned unless the host club is Safe Sport Recognized.
NOTE:
Pending legislation may open the closed weekends in April, June, and July (Spring HOD, Open Water Champs, Age Group Champs, and Senior Champs). Please bid your meets assuming these weekends are closed but note on the bid form if you prefer to change your bid date if the legislation passes.
Thank you,
Kevin Thornton
Scheduling Coordinator
kthornton@swimmaccarolina.org
In Memory Of Lacy Anderson (Andy) Craver
April 1, 1977 – January 14, 1990
Andy Craver was a member of the Winston-Salem YMCA (WSY) swim team prior to his tragic death in January of 1990. His hard work, effort, and determination resulted in a Top 16 time in the 100 Fly. Andy is remembered fondly by all those who knew him, especially the many friends he made while participating in the sport of swimming. As a testimony to Andy’s exemplary attitude toward swimming, the TYDE swim team, (formerly WSY), through North Carolina Swimming, gives an award each year that bears his name, the Andy Craver Determination Award.
Award Criteria
The purpose of this award is to recognize a NCS male or female age group swimmer who during the previous short or long course season, in the opinion of the selection committee, best demonstrated determination and dedication to the sport of swimming by:
· Overcoming personal and/or physical obstacles, and thus providing a positive example;
· Demonstrating a positive work ethic and a high level of self-motivation; and
· Demonstrating a positive attitude toward peers, coaches, and swimming in general.
Nominating Process
Nominations are due in writing in the form of a letter of recommendation and must be received by September 5, 2023. Nominations may be received by email, snail mail or fax using the information below:
TYDE Swim Team (C/O Bob Jennings)
775 West End Blvd
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
